Questions & Noun1 の Noun2 Examples

Question 1

わたしの でんわばんごう わ。。。

Answer 1

My phone number is…

Question 2

たけしさんの でんわばんごう。

Answer 2

Takeshi’s phone number. (Note: Acts like a possessive)

Question 3

だいがくの せんせい

Answer 3

A college professor. (Note: “せんせい” is the main idea, so it comes second)

Question 4

にほんごの がくせい

Answer 4

A student of the Japanese language. (Note: Student is the main idea, “にほんご” is a describer)

Question 5

にほんの だいがく

Answer 5

A college in Japan. (Note: Recognize how this translates to college IN Japan)

Question 6

たけしさんの おかあさん は こうこうの せんせい です。

Answer 6

Takeshi’s mother is a high school teacher.

Question 7

ハートさん は スウェーデンじんですか。

Answer 7

Ms. Hart, are you Swedish? (Note: Katakana is used for the foreign words, but the Hiragana modifiers “e.g. -じん” attach to the Katakana words)

Question 8

The “の” particle is sometimes used as a possessive.

Answer 8

True (e.g. たけしさんのでんわばんごう = Takeshi’s phone number)

Question 9

The most important noun comes first.

Answer 9

False. The most important noun comes last, descriptive words come before. (e.g. にほんごのがくせい = A student of the Japanese language)

Question 10

せんこう は なんですか

Answer 10

What is your major? (Note: “なん” asks “what,” and か forms the question)

Question 11

How do you make a sentence a question?

Answer 11

Add か at the end.